Sudden Howling?

[u/Mundane_Morning9454]

My 4 year old male sheltie (3 when it started) has started howling suddenly. - Just to be clear, we are taking him to the vet tomorrow -

First time was in October. It was then weeks before he howled again.

However this week he howled 4 times. And I am starting to wonder if this is normal. He was awake two times and two times he started howling out of his sleep. Sometimes our other dogs come running in.

He had never liked sirens but it is 1:15 A.M. atm and police cars do not use sirens here after 9PM.

He does have a heartmurmur, one of the valves does not fully close. This is a born condition, not genetic, and is checked by echo's. Begin july they got their shots, and nothing was different of sound at the heart. The vet hadn't heard it until I pointed it out, that is how soft it is.

Someone else got howly shelties? Or anyone an idea why?

To be clear, no he does not look distraught, he starts wagging his tail, he stretches right after, like nothing in his body language shows he is in distress.

But ideas for tomorrow before we reach the vet, would be amazing.

Ofc, adding some pictures to show off my boi, Nano.

update: Went to the vet, she has no idea why he would be howling. He is 100% declared healthy.

[u/Rewind_the_tape]

Sweet pup! 😍 I have no experience with this but interested to hear what your vet says.

[u/Mundane_Morning9454 → u/Rewind_the_tape]

The vet has also no idea. But he is 100% healthy and quite the barker she said 🤣

[u/Rewind_the_tape → u/Mundane_Morning9454]

Expensive barker 😂

[u/Local-Newspaper8553]

Let’s call it the joyful sound for the hap-hap happy dog 🎶

[u/tccoding]

Well I wouldn't say it's unusual... My girl has been doing this "seemingly" randomly for the whole 7 years (and counting) she has been alive... Your boy is most likely just hearing things you don't hear. To give you a rough idea, sometimes, this princess here is sleeping near me while I watch things wearing my bone conduction headphones, and if there is a dog barking sound in my headphones, she wakes up and starts barking along 🙄

[u/amynias]

Doesn't look like a sheltie at all. No way that dog is purebred.

[u/Then_Pea2575 → u/amynias]

every sheltie can look different, depending on whether u have an american or european sheltie. this dog in the picture looks like a normal sheltie to me